*Registration is currently full, if you’d like to be added to a waitlist please contact Tyler Lancaster at americorps@mucc.org*   On Saturday, November 4, 2023, MUCC’s On the Ground program will be co-hosting a free chainsaw safety course and stewardship workday with Fenner Nature Center in collaboration with local chainsaw expert, Charity Barnes.  The course…

Join MUCC’s On the Ground (OTG) program in partnership with Land Ethics, LLC as we plant mast-producing trees in the Traverse City Forest Management Unit in Kalkaska County. Volunteers are needed on Saturday, October 14, 2023 from 10am-3pm. Lunch and all necessary equipment will be provided! About the project: We will be planting mast-producing trees…

Join MUCC’s On the Ground (OTG) program in partnership with Kent Conservation District for an oak savanna habitat restoration day at Cannonsburg State Game Area! Volunteers are needed on Saturday, October 7 from 9am to noon.  We will be spreading native grass and forb seeds as well as removing invasive vegetation in an effort to…

MUCC is partnering-up with Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation for their annual rendezvous work weekend in Elk Country! Join us on Saturday, September 23 from 9:30am-2pm as we plant approximately 100 oak and apple trees in the Pigeon River Country State Forest outside of Vanderbilt, MI in Otsego County. This project is in collaboration with the…

Join MUCC’s On the Ground (OTG) program in partnership with Kellogg Community College as we install a native pollinator garden on campus outside of the Davison Building.  Volunteers are needed on Wednesday, September 13 from 9am to noon.  Meeting location: Volunteers will meet outside the main entrance to the Davidson Building on campus. Parking is…

On Saturday, September 9, 2023, OTG will be co-hosting a stewardship work day with MDNR and the City of Portage Parks and Recreation Department at Gourdneck State Game Area in Kalamazoo County. Volunteers are needed on Saturday, September 9 from 9am to noon.  We’ll be removing invasive woody vegetation in an effort to help restore…

Join MUCC’s On the Ground (OTG) program in partnership with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) as we plant approximately 100 masting trees and shrubs throughout three openings in the Garden Grade Grouse Enhanced Management Site (GEMS) in Delta County. Volunteers are needed on Saturday, August 26 from 10am to 3pm.  This project is…

Join MUCC’s On the Ground (OTG) program in partnership with Steelhead Manifesto as we clean-up trash in and around the Manistee River starting and ending at the High Bridge Boat Launch in Brethren. Volunteers are needed on Saturday, July 15 from 9am to noon (please arrive 5-10 minutes early to sign-in and pick-up supplies).   Meeting…

Join MUCC’s OTG program in partnership with Pierce Cedar Creek Institute in planting native plugs on PCCI’s grounds to improve upland bird habitat. Volunteers are needed on Saturday, June 24, 2023, from 9am-12pm. Meeting Location: Pierce Cedar Creek Institute’s Meadow Lodge Address: 1025 West Cloverdale Rd, Hastings, 49058 Google Maps Link: https://goo.gl/maps/Po1scDJqGVaWQVtU8?coh=178572&entry=tt More about the…

Join MUCC’s On the Ground (OTG) program in partnership with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources as we plant 100 oak and apple trees in an opening in the Newberry Forest Management Unit in Luce County. Volunteers are needed on Saturday, June 10 from 10am to 3pm.  This project is a new effort in this…